The head of environmentalists (opposition) in France Marine Tondelier on Wednesday described as a “shame” the “immunity” enjoyed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in France despite an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) targeting him .
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“France is once again complying with the demands of Benjamin Netanyahu by choosing him rather than international justice,” she denounced on X, while the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs had just announced that the Prime Minister Israeli would benefit in France from the “immunities of States not parties to the ICC”, which is the case for Israel, provided for in international law.
“Surely it was the “deal” for France to be cited in the official announcement of the ceasefire in Lebanon published jointly by France and the United States yesterday,” added Marine Tondelier.
“Isn’t it more like “impunity”?”, asked the coordinator of France Insoumise (radical left) Manuel Bompard on the social network.
The Israeli Prime Minister benefits from “immunity” which “must be taken into consideration” despite the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court, the Quai d’Orsay said on Wednesday.
In a press release, the ministry invokes the obligations provided for in international law linked to “immunities of States not parties to the ICC”, which is the case of Israel. It adds that “such immunities apply to Prime Minister Netanyahu and other ministers affected” by a court arrest warrant.
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